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How do we know what we think we know? The book is about the question of reality and how we “construct” it. On this issue, nine well-known scientists from fields as diverse as psychiatry, philosophy, mathematics and neurophysiology ask questions about how we know what we know. They describe the role of self-fulfilling prophecies and idealistic assumptions in creating reality.

Paul Watzlawick klärt auf unkonventionelle und amüsante Weise darüber auf, was die sogenannte Wirklichkeit tatsächlich ist. Denn sie ist keineswegs das, was wir naiv "Wirklichkeit" zu nennen pflegen, sie ist vielmehr das Ergebnis zwischenmenschlicher Kommunikation,

Book recommendation

Gerald Hüther: Ways out of fear

Über die Kunst, die Unvorhersehbarkeit des Lebens anzunehmen

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen 2020, 128 Seiten, 20,- Euro

The neurobiologist and author of numerous non-fiction books on the subject of brain development and brain functions is observing with increasing concern that the current corona pandemic is fueling many fears worldwide. For the brain researcher, it has never happened before in human history that people all over the world feel threatened by something that has broken out completely unexpectedly: the COVID-19 virus. Gerald Hüther wants to initiate a debate about how to deal with fear with his book “Ways out of Fear”.